diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0a345dafc2..2d40fea8e9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - CIBW_SKIP: '*-musllinux_*'
       - CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: manylinux2014_base_aarch64
       - CIBW_MANYLINUX_PYPY_AARCH64_IMAGE: manylinux2014_base_aarch64
-      - CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install Sphinx"<7.2.0" && python setup.py docs
+      - CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install Sphinx && python setup.py docs
       - CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,music,timing --time_out 300
       - CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
index 50a311c5a0..bbfa6be913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         bash ./install_mac_deps.sh
 
       CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
-        pip install requests numpy Sphinx"<7.2.0"
+        pip install requests numpy Sphinx
         python setup.py docs
         cp -r ${{ github.workspace }}/pygame_mac_deps_${{ matrix.macarch }} ${{ github.workspace }}/pygame_mac_deps
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-manylinux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-manylinux.yml
index b35bef339b..480e0e4235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-manylinux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-manylinux.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # command that runs before every build
       CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
-        pip install Sphinx"<7.2.0"
+        pip install Sphinx
         python setup.py docs
 
       CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,music,timing --time_out 300
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml
index 392170db9d..eecb782785 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu-sdist.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
         sudo apt-get upgrade
         sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libfreetype6-dev libportmidi-dev libjpeg-dev python3-setuptools python3-dev
-        pip3 install sphinx"<7.2.0" numpy>=1.21.0
+        pip3 install sphinx numpy>=1.21.0
 
     - name: Make sdist and install it
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index ad83b1731b..e464bb0383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
           set MSSdk=1
-          python -m pip install setuptools wheel requests numpy Sphinx"<7.2.0"
+          python -m pip install setuptools wheel requests numpy Sphinx
           python setup.py docs
           python -m pip --disable-pip-version-check install cibuildwheel==2.15.0
           python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/format-lint.yml
index e468d8d36a..41ab5374ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-lint.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
 
       - name: Install deps
-        run: python3 -m pip install pylint black clang-format sphinx"<7.2.0"
+        run: python3 -m pip install pylint black clang-format sphinx
 
       - name: Check code Formatting and Linting
         run: python3 setup.py lint